koli

\ˈkɔ.li\

/\ˈkɔ.li\/ noun

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The verdict

“koli” is uncommon French (frequency #99,263 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,263
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de kolo.

Corpus desk

Index FR-koli · koli · French

koli · rank #99,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,263
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Koukou

Nearest frequency peer: Koukou (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « koli »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « koli » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for koli
PropertyValue
Headwordkoli
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkɔ.li\
Letters4
Frequency rank#99,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « koli » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.kolitombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Koukou » (#99,265), « knowing » (#99,260), « khôl » (#99,259). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « koli » est au #99,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

koli is uncommon French at frequency #99,263 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkɔ.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de kolo.".

koli has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is koli, spelled K-O-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de kolo.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "koli"?
"koli" is spelled K-O-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɔ.li\.
What does "koli" mean?
As a noun, "koli" means: Pluriel de kolo.
How do you pronounce "koli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "koli" is \ˈkɔ.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "koli" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "koli", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

khôl#99,259kuti#99,268jorn#99,241jene#99,240

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list